The second season of House of the Dragon just ended, in much the same way as the first. Both spent their last episodes indulging in leisurely table-setting for events to come and both ended on a note of: “Look, that was a bit of a slog, but things will kick off soon, promise.”
However, everyone already knows what’s going to happen. If you’ve seen Game of Thrones, you know how things will be in 200 years. If you’ve read Fire and Blood – or if you’ve consulted Wikipedia – you’ll know all the steps to get there. In other words, the entire House of the Dragon audience is waiting for the moment when all the dragons start kicking the crap out of one another. It’s coming, but so slowly that it’s getting harder and harder to justify the wait.
